I turned back and winked at Ellie. “Let’s dance, sweetheart. ” I grabbed her hands and led her away from Victoria. That girl is nothing but trouble. I couldn’t even believe she had shown up after Heather told her to fuck off yesterday.
After dancing for at least four songs, Ellie looked exhausted. “Gunner, can we grab a drink and sit for a bit?” Ellie asked as she made her way over to Heather and Ari.
I noticed Victoria trying to talk to Josh. I glanced over to where the girls were sitting. Heather, Ari, and Ellie were all shooting daggers at Victoria. As I laughed, I felt someone slap my back.
“I feel really sorry for Tori if she messes with these girls tonight. Ari’s in a mood!”
I smiled as I looked at my best friend. “Congratulations, Jeff. ” I held out my hand.
He smiled so big that it made me smile harder.
“Fucking great, isn’t it? I can’t believe she’s pregnant again. ” Jeff glanced back toward Ari. Then, he looked at the dance floor. “What the fuck?”
I turned and saw Josh dancing with Victoria. What the fuck is he thinking? “That stupid fucker. What the hell is he doing?”
“At least it’s a fast song, and he’s staying a good distance away from her,” Jeff said.
I looked over at the girls. Heather was smiling as she stared at Josh and Victoria dancing together.
Why is she smiling?
She turned and said something to Ari. Ari jumped up and did a fist pump before she started walking over to the DJ.
Ah hell.
I smiled when I saw Jeff was watching Ari.
Turning to me, he said, “Shit, they are up to something. ”
We walked back over to our tables, and Ellie jumped up.
“Okay, listen. There was a song we made a dance to in high school. Well, really, Heather made up the dance ’cause she had taken dance lessons for years,” Ellie rattled off.
“Wait, I thought Ari took dance lessons,” I said.
“She did, but so did Heather. Focus, Gunner!” she said.
I let out a laugh. “Okay. Sorry, baby. ”
“So, anyway…just don’t really pay attention to how we dance here in a second, okay?”
“Oh motherfucker. Ells, what are y’all gonna dance to?”
Just then, Josh walked up, shaking his head. “Don’t bitch at me. I see the look you’re giving me, Jeff. She wouldn’t leave me alone, so I asked Heather if I could dance with her once. ” He rolled his eyes as he sat down.
I handed him a beer, and then I glanced behind Ellie to see Ari walking up with a smile.
She grabbed Ellie. “It’s up next!” She walked over to Jeff, straddled him, gave him a kiss, and told him she loved him.
“That can’t be a good sign,” Jeff said with a laugh.
The three girls walked onto the dance floor and started dancing to the song playing.
Josh looked at us, confused. “What’s going on?” he asked, looking between Jeff and me.
“I think Heather is about to make a statement,” I said as “Give It Up to Me” by Shakira started.
“Oh fuck,” Jeff and I said at the same time.